Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-08

Noto- lipNhiu, DiudAtit oihJs htN |
Couochie, Schroeder.
The mayor read the proposed contract
with the Rock Island County Brush
Electric Light Co., for lighting the city
streets for three years from Dec. l, 1887
Alderman Ferguson moved that the con
tract be approved Carried unanimously.
The aldermen of the respective wards |
reported the location of the masts or low
lights as follows:
FIRST WARD.
Secon avenue and sixth street,
Third avenue and Fourth street.
Fifth avenue and Fourth street
Fourth avenue and Second street,
Sixth avenue and Second street.
Eighth avenue and Fifth street.
Eighth avenue and Seventh street.
SECOND WARD
First avenue and Twelfth street
First avenue ami Tenth street
Second avenue and Eleventh street.
Fourth avenue aud Tenth street
Fifth avenue and Eighth street
Ninth avenue and Ninth street.
One left to be located.
THIRD WARD.
Seventh ave. and Seventeenth street.
Seventh avenue and Fourteenth street.
Sixth avenue and Fifteenth street.
Sixth avenue and Thirteenth street
Eighth avenue and Fourteeuth-and>a
half street.
Eighth avenue and Thirteenth street
Second avenue and Thirteenth street.
Additional light on Third avenue and
Sixteenth street
FOURTH WARD.
Fifth avenue and Seventeenth street.
First avenue and Eighteenth street.
Fourth avenue aud Eighteenth street.
Sixth avenue and Eighteenth street.
Third avenue and Nineteenth street.
Fifth avenue and Nineteenth street.
Ninth avenue and Nineteenth street.
FIFTH WARD.
Second avenue and Twentieth street.
Fourth avenue and Twentieth street.
Third ave and Twenly>tirst street.
Ninth ave and Twenty first street
Seventh ave and Twenty second street
Third ave and Twenty-third street
Sixth avenue and Twenty-ihird street.
sINTH WARD.
Third ave and Twenty fifth street.
| Sixth ave and Twenty-fourih street.
| Seventh ave and Twenty fifth street.
| Seventh ave and Twenty seventh
| street.
Fifth ave and Cable street
Fifth ave and Tbirtieth street.
Eighth ave and Twenty eighth street
Ninth ave and Twenty-seventh street
SEVENTH WARD.
Fifth ave opposite railroad depot.
Fifth ave and ThlrtV-third street.
Fifth ave and Thirty>eighth street.
Fifth ave and Fortieth street.
North end avenue and Thirty ninth
street.
Seventh avenue and Forty>tirst street
Seventh ave and Thirty. fifth street.
Lee street and Thirty first street.
Twelfth ave and Thirtieth street.
Thirty third street, about 1870 It. west.
Aid Howard moved that an additions
light he located on Eighth street and Sec
ond avenue; adopted.
On motion the report was received anC
! placed on file.
! Additional lights were ordered at III,
} city headquarters, corner Fourth avenue
! and Sixteenth street; corner Seventh av
) enue and Eighth street; and on Molin
, avenue at the G r. |. & p. depot, thi
! last to be pad tor the C, r. " /
0 railroad co. Aud on motion of Aide,
y man McConochie the towers were ordere
. | to remain in their present locations fo
. the ensuing three years.
n The committee on fire and lights an
the waterworks superintendent were in
= structed to report plans for lighting ih
4 water works building with the Van DepC
il ele plant, on Notion of Alderman White
$ The matter of furnishing an enlarge
o waler-supply pipe to the Brush Electr
70 Light Co. was taken into consideration
A ix-nch main was ordered on motto
of Alderman Corken.
Alderman McConochie moved that Il
20 street superintendent be instructed
put in a tile gutter on Seventh svenl
a and Twenty fourth street. Carried.
The clerk read petition from either
10 for the opening of Seventeenth street AT
y. Twelfth street, south of the city limit
90 in conjunction with the highway cor
p missiOners of South Rock Island. r
Is ferred to the street and alley commtte
O5 The clerk read a petition of reslden
asking that Ninth avenue be opened al
its grade established. Referred to Il
~ street and alley committee.
90 The clerk read a petition for sid
40 walk of cinders on Thirty eigth stree
between Fifth and Eighth avenues.
90 derman Schroeder moved that the sire
50 superintendent be instructed to hs
30 cinders for this sidewalk. Aderm
Hampton moved as an amendment Il
81 cinders be also laid on Eighth street,
tween Fifth and Sixth avenues. Aid
90 man Corkeu moved that cinders be plaC
on Twelfth street also. The amer
M ments were accepted and the mott
adopted.
Alderman McConochie made compla
90 of too rapid running by the Union Str
Railway Co. and the matter was refer
90 to the street and alley committee to
a. v, siigate.
Crossings were ordered placed in GO
condition on Second avenue at Flo
IS teenth and Fifteenth streets.
~ Adjourned.
Is ROBERT KoEHLER City Clerk